Rumor of Decision on Philippines in Diamond Ring Case
Special to the Philadelphia Times reports from Washington that the Supreme Court has made up its mind to rule for the government in the Philippine diamond ring case. The decision, expected to be by a divided bench, hinges on policy toward the Philippines and whether duties can be collected under a civil government.
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Philadelphia ‘Times
Washington
Chicago Record-Herald
Supreme Court
United States
Philippine Archipelago
Philippines
Cuba
Brown
White
Congress
Knox
Islands
Porto Rico
de Lima
Christian Haus
New York Pilot
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Dickinson Opposes Minority Opinions in Supreme Court
Don M. Dickinson, former Postmaster General under Cleveland, condemns the Supreme Court practice of accompanying majority rulings with minority views. He argues that publishing dissenting opinions erodes respect for the Court and could undermine public confidence in its decisions. He does not expect the practice to end, but warns against justifying it by custom.
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Dickinson
Philadelphia Times
New York
Don M. Dickinson
Cleveland
Supreme Court
United States Vessel Output Rises in Eleven Months
The Bureau of Navigation reports 1 024 steam and sailing vessels of 350 789 gross tons built in the United States and registered in the eleven months to June 1. Atlantic Gulf 640 Pacific 135 Great Lakes 98 Western rivers 156. Gross tonnage about 30 percent higher than last year. During the recent months 143 vessels totaling 49 657 tons were built.
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Washington
Bureau of Navigation
United States
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Washington notes and appointments in federal offices
Secretary Gage bought government bonds at high nominal prices for short term holdings. A. A. Wishard is reported as United States Attorney for Indiana, succeeding G. M. Thomas who resigned. Several appointments are listed for various states including Alabama Texas Nebraska and Illinois with names incomplete.
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Gage
A. A. Wishard
United States
Indiana
Internal Revenue Bureau
G. M. Thomas
Wee Academy
Charles L.leasant
Alabama
Charles Ae
Texas
Hugo
Charles McK. Parr
Introductions Exchange Between Gus and Obarnie
In a brief schoolroom scene Gustavus Livers presents Obarnie to his wife. The conversation reveals the characters meeting after four years and their warm recognition. The exchange sets up future social overlap and potential tension.
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Gus
Obarnie
Gustavus Livers
Fragmentary Washington Star snippet about health and confusion
An incoherent Washington Star fragment shows characters questioning health and muttering phrases about a bad situation. The text appears garbled with partial words and unclear context, making precise details and identities impossible to determine.
Fragmentary Ohio State Journal Passage Petries Linguistic Twist
Excerpt shows a disjointed dialogue about a tame cook who will eat from a hand and soldiers’ jokes. Winterbee suggests a method to “see through” them, while the speaker laments a mind slipping and references Ohio State Journal. The text is garbled and stylized.
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The
Ohio State Journal
Winterbee
Dead Man's Cave Tale of Lynching and Hidden Skeleton
A Kentucky mountaineer’s cave becomes the center of a legend about lynching and a hidden death. Explorers recount finding a human skeleton, rope remnants, and a distant light beyond a chasm, with the case closed as a grave ending and a later water source found in a separate well.
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Washington
Harlan County
Kentucky
Lynes
Dead Man's Cave
Some Trained Cats The Clever Tricks They Have Been Taught to Perform
A collection of anecdotes about trained cats in Washington and New York. A department chief’s cat trails like a dog and relocates with its owner, while a Treasury cat named Tom responds to calls and enjoys music. The piece notes cats’ attachment to places over people and includes a brief, fading personal note.
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New York
State Department
Washington
Treasury Department
Tom
Complete returns show Republicans win mayor and city offices in Wilmington
Complete returns from 65 districts confirm a split result in Wilmington's municipal election. Republican ticket wins mayor George M. Fisher with 6,321 votes over Democrat J Harvey Whiteman, while Democrats retain City Council control. New council includes Charles H. Blaine as president and a mix of Republican and Democrat members. notable is Thomas E. Postles, elected in the Sixth ward, the first Black member of the council. Election admin heads into office July 1.
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Philadelphia Times
Wilmington
George M. Fisher
J. Harvey Whiteman
Fisher
Nathan W. Bard
Mr. Fisher
Charles H. Blaine
William
Seth H. Feaster
William L. Hamann
David J. Reinhardt
William F. Kurtz
Eugene M. Sayers
Evan W. Gallagher
George H. McCall
Benjamin F. Rawnsley
George A. Willis
Charles B. Sparks, Jr
Thomas M. Monaghan
James Kane
Homer Co. Simmons
Thomas E. Postles
Hamilton Stewart
James H. Morris
Prince A. Mousley
Joseph E. McCafferty
Henry R. Smith
Charles M. Zebley
Willis
Monaghan
Kane
Stewart
Mousley
Smith
Sparks
Michael Cannon
Cannon
Postles
Frederick Heiss
Bridegroom-Elect Loses $2000 In Brooklyn
E Austin a coast guard from Amityville and Miss Ella Chichester planned to shop for their new home in Brooklyn. After buying a Water Street store they rode a street car, and Austin discovered a $2000 envelope had vanished from his inside pocket. An advertisement in a local paper failed to recover the missing funds.
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E. & Austin
Coast Guard
Amityville
L. L
Ella Chichester
Brooklyn
Austin
Water Street
West Hoboken Man Despairs Over Coin Toss Love Rejection
William Paesler of West Hoboken seeks to win back Miss Lillian Snyder of East Bergen after a coin toss decided marriage, but she says it was a joke and never intended marriage. Friends doubt his chances to change her mind.
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William Paesler
West Hoboken
Lillian Snyder
East Bergen
Chance
Paesier
Miss Snyder
Kissing Bug Wounds Policeman. Union officer disabled
Policeman Paul Bertschy of Union City says a kissing bug bit him and he now nurses a poisoned swollen arm and hand. He initially dismissed the bite as a joke but is now unable to perform duty. The incident follows his casual reaction to the encounter.
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Paul Bertschy
Union Hih
Bertachy
Mother to judge: discharge or jail for Bronx youth
The fate of William George Hull hinges on his mother's court plea tomorrow. Hull enlisted for the Philippines claiming 21, while his mother asserts he is 19. Judge Thomas warned a discharge would likely lead to prosecution and gave her until tomorrow to decide.
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William George Hull
United States
Young Hull
Bronx
Philippines
Thomas
Tickled Palates and Gained Franchises in London Rail Deals
Harry Davis, a confidant of Charles T. Yerkes, allegedly used a Black family to charm guests during negotiations over the Charing Cross, Boston and Hampstead Railway charter and Metropolitan and District Railway control. Readings praised southern dishes like hog and hominy and corn fritters as part of the hospitality.
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Harry Davis
Charles T. Yerkes
London
Charing Cross
Boston and Hampstead
Metropolitan and District Railway
Mawmy
Mr. Yerkes
Dixie Land
Davis
Barr McIntosh Debt Case Seeks Studio Sale Halt
Justice Fitzsimmons names a receiver for Barr McIntosh the actor to stop a sale of his studio business to his father In supplementary proceedings Clarence vate a aes ee pursues action alleging debts and misappropriated funds from a West Third Street loan arrangement involving the actor and associates.
Father Receives Studio in Settlement of $1000 Debt
A bill of sale was executed to the father after a sheriff visited the studio to enforce a judgment obtained by Fleming. According to McIntosh Sr., the transfer settled the debt by placing the business in consideration of the $1,000 owed by his son.
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Fleming
McIntosh, Sr
Beef price surge blamed on beef trust and scarcity
The beef trust has raised sirloin prices by two cents per pound, with more increases anticipated. Dealers report broader meat price hikes as the trust cites scarcity of good beef, while West packing house reps attribute it to farmers busy harvesting and not supplying stock.
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Beef Trust
West
City faced with $100,000 vaccination claims in public schools
Insurgents of the Board of Health seek to sue the city as defendants to recover fees for vaccinating about 100000 pupils in public schools at one dollar per pupil. The plan contemplates about 125 inspectors sharing the bill if claims are collected, with some inspectors allegedly vaccinating up to 1200 pupils.
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Board of Health
Sealing Life On Ice Floes From Newfoundlands Harsh Seas
The New York Press describes the sealing season from Davis Strait to Belle Isle where steamers from St Johns hunt young seals for oil. A typical voyage carries 150 to 300 men with shares of the catch. seals fetch 2 to 3.25 dollars per hundredweight and the trade nets about 500000 dollars yearly for Newfoundland. The Southern Cross set a record by sailing nine and a half days to load and return, amid dangers beyond the Arctic.
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New York
Newfoundland
Pacific
Behring Sea
North Atlantic
Alaska
St. John’s
Scotland
Agreeme
Madehy
Southern Croas
St. John's
Arctic Circle
Turkish Custom House From Harper's Round Table
Amusing tales of American travelers clashing with Turkish customs in Constantinople. A detailed anecdote describes a map inspection where a Turkish official misreads letters on a map of Agia Minor and confiscates it, labeling the item defense and confinement.
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Harper's Round Table
Custom House
Turkey
Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
Armenia
Agia Minor
Effendi
Nia
Silent stray lines reveal a garbled Tribune fragment
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune appears garbled and unreadable, obscuring potential names, dates, or events. The text odds show distorted phrases and broken syntax with no clear reportable incident or outcome.
Fragmented Muse of a Bat Found in Odd Dialogue
A garbled dialogue fragment explores longing and nature with repeated interruptions. The speaker contrasts going out with staying home to watch something unspecified. The text hints at character names and a casual domestic scene but remains largely unreadable.
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Heurietta
Gettysburg encampment railroad sale announced
The Philadelphia and Reading Railway plans an annual encampment sale at Gettysburg from June 1, offering limited lots and a special rate for attendees. The event aims to attract participants and boost local travel to the historic site.
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Phhiladelphia and Reading Railway
Gettah
Miracle tale of Indian fakirs amazes observers
A Brooklyn Eagle report recounts a 1880 Central Provinces shooting party witnessing a fakir and boy vanish a toy bell up a string, a severed head and limbs fall, then reappear unharmed in the bag, leaving the men uncertain if mass hypnosis or supernatural illusion occurred.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Mirales
India
Boys Who Make Jockeys From Ainglee Magazine
Aingelees Magazine describes jockey school life with brutal discipline. Boys wake before dawn, sleep in stalls, and spend hours exercising a two-horse string as trainers mold a harsh, relentless craft. Johnny Relff earns more than several professors in a year.
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Ainglee
Ife
Allen Sangree
Roosevelt
Teddy
Johnny Relff
Manly Fortitude in Odd Gaol Scene
Detroit Journal recounts a lighthearted scene as a prisoner laughs during arrest and endures a padded corner with countless pillows, transforming fear into mock bravado. The account notes his expectation of a dark dungeon, and his reaction to the unusual confinement.
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The
Detroit Journal
Geogetown man parts land for Beaumont oil fortune
J N Page of Georgetown near Austin turned a $200 investment into a Beaumont oil boom. After learning his 15 acre tract on Spindle Top Heights held oil, he held firm against offers until ten days ago. One acre sold for 65 000, then the remaining fourteen acres to a purchaser tied to former Governor J oge.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Beaumont
J. N. Page
Georgetown
Austin
Mr. Page
Lucas Gusher
Spindle Top Heights
Hap Taeng
Page Declinell
Joge
HERE IS REAL BOHEMIA FROM THE NEW YORK SUN
A New York Sun feature surveys Bohemia near Stony Brook on Long Island. It notes a 300 strong, carnivalesque community with European dress, wooden shoes, and self sufficient farmers. A Huss monument near the church decays and locals raise funds to restore it.
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New York Sun
New York City
Bohemia
Stony Brook
Long Island
United States
John Huss
A Delicate Position in a Social Mixup
Mr Stormington Barnes recalls a blush worthy moment with a hostess asking who the greatest living actor is. He chose silence to avoid seeming boastful, preferring embarrassment over self promotion.
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Washington Star
Stormington Barnes
Allence
Lving
Mrs Nation Epigram Flair Sparks Lively Dialogue
The passage praises Mrs Nation as deft with bon mots and epigrams. It cites a quip about a tin hatchet and a sharp retort calling a hoax, noting the dialogue bristles with wit and brassy humor.
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The
Detroit Journal
Mrs. Nation
Sermon Sparks 8000 Conversions in Minneapolis Church
Thea Peter preached a sermon in Minneapolis that led to about 8,000 converts. Peter questions mass baptisms and assures not to disrupt congregants’ sensibilities while leaving others to their own paths.
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Minneapolis
Peter
Ancient Utility Observed in Yopkers Statemen Tale
A Brooklyn woman visits an art gallery with a young companion. The scene includes a curious exchange about a statue described as a goddess and a remark about unfamiliar artistry, reflecting a fragmentary cultural vignette from the feature.
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Brooklyn
Ae Aearte
Elkton Dog Catcher Loses Comical Impoundment Battle
In Elkton Maryland a city dog catcher tries to impound a pet while muzzling rules spark a street melee. Three women and a crowd converge as the catcher loses his hold and the dog returns to its owner. The episode ends with the dog freed and the catcher knocked around but safe.
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Philadelphia Times
Elkton
T. H. McKennedy
Waterloo
McKennedy
Opera House
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A Japanese servant explains cultural stoicism after a gentleman injures his toe. The man, barefoot and irritated, is told by the boy that in Japan a hurt child cries but a grown man ignores pain. The master concedes the idea but says he is too old to adopt it.
Noted Preacher Debate Sparks Donation Party Imagery
In a Baltimore debate a Mr. Meddergrass quips about a New York preacher who tolerates occasional strong language. He imagines attending a donation event where gutter splashes and molasses stain the parlor, joking he would retreat to the cellar to utter profanity until an alarm sounds.
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Baltimore American
Mr. Meddergrass
New York
Family Skeleton Dialogue at the Library
A Boston father questions his son about time spent with books. The boy admits reading Rob Crusoe and The Al Nights rather than Plato and Euripides, explaining his desire for cautious study.
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The
Washington Star
Boston
Rob Crusoe
Plato
Euripides
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